The First Tee Program is some subsidized/charitable initiative to get more kids (underprivileged?) playing golf. I had mistakenly thought it was Tiger Woods' *baby* (no jokes!), but I think it has a wider corporate backing.
Anyways, someone who works for the program told me that he sees LOTS of homeschoolers in attendance. And, surprisingly, well represented among that group are more than a few wealth African-American kids. Who knew that demographic homeschooled? Again, one would be hard-pressed to generalize the outliers who've undertaken the responsibility to educate their own.
It looks like there's a chapter of First Tee nearby me now at Eisenhower Golf Course - a decent track that the Seniors have actually played tournaments at. As a serious golfer myself, the thought of paying someone to teach my kids how to play is not even a remote possibility.
HOWEVER, if my brood can get some good, elusive interaction with other homeschoolers I'll have to reconsider my hard stance.
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